Dutch police have arrested three people in connection with a museum heist that saw thieves blow open a door with explosives before stealing four priceless ancient artifacts, including an approximately 2,500-year-old gold helmet on loan from Romania. On Jan. 30, officials in the Netherlands published the names and photographs of two of the suspects, Douglas Chesley Wendersteyt and Bernhard Zeeman, less than a week after the heist at Drents Museum in Assen, some 128 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. The third person, a woman, was not named. All three suspects hail from the city of Heerhugowaard in the Netherlands, police said, more than 112 kilometers from the museum. The daring heist occurred early morning on Jan. 25, according to Dutch police, who received a report of an explosion at 3:45 a.m. local time. Grainy CCTV footage shows suspects opening an exterior door before a blast sends sparks and smoke into the air. Among the stolen items, which have not yet been recovered, are three 2,000-year-old gold bracelets and the Helmet of Cotofenesti, a historically important item on loan from the National History Museum of Romania. Dutch police have described finding the artifacts as their “absolute priority,” appealing for information from the public. Investigators say they tracked down the suspects after discovering a bag containing clothing in Assen. They also searched properties in Heerhugowaard. Police are appealing for information about a black van, which they say may have been driven by one of the thieves following the heist, as well as various tools used during the break-in — including hammers and a crowbar. Officials have released images of another man, seen at a hardware store in Assen, who is also linked to the heist. The four stolen items were part of an exhibition about the Dacians, an ancient society that occupied much of present-day Romania before being conquered by the Romans. Drents Museum describes the Helmet of Cotofenesti — which was uncovered in a Romanian village almost a century ago — as a masterpiece. Its design features mythological scenes and a pair of golden eyes that were thought to deter enemies during battle, while protecting against the “evil eye.” People fear that the gold helmet, a Romanian national treasure which weighs around two pounds, would be melted down. 荷蘭警方逮捕了三名與一起博物館盜竊案有關(guān)的嫌疑人。這起案件中，竊賊使用炸藥炸開大門，盜走了四件珍貴古代文物，包括一件從羅馬尼亞借展的金質(zhì)頭盔，該頭盔可追溯到約2500年前。 1月30日，荷蘭官方公布了其中兩名嫌疑人的姓名和照片，分別是道格拉斯?切斯利?溫德斯特伊特和伯恩哈德?澤曼。這起盜竊案發(fā)生在阿姆斯特丹東北約128公里處的阿森市德倫特博物館，案發(fā)不到一周后，警方公布了這些信息。第三名嫌疑人是一名女性，未公開姓名。 警方表示，這三名嫌疑人均來(lái)自荷蘭的海爾許霍瓦德市，距博物館超過112公里。 據(jù)荷蘭警方稱，這起大膽的竊案發(fā)生在1月25日凌晨。警方在當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間凌晨3點(diǎn)45分接到爆炸警情。模糊的監(jiān)控錄像顯示，嫌疑人打開了一扇外門，隨后爆炸產(chǎn)生的火花和煙霧彌漫空中。 被盜物品中包括三件2000年前的金手鐲和科托芬內(nèi)斯蒂頭盔，這些物品至今尚未追回。科托芬內(nèi)斯蒂頭盔是從羅馬尼亞國(guó)家歷史博物館借展的重要?dú)v史文物。荷蘭警方表示，找回這些文物是他們的“絕對(duì)優(yōu)先任務(wù)”，并呼吁公眾提供線索。 調(diào)查人員稱，他們?cè)诎⑸邪l(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)裝有衣物的袋子后追蹤到了嫌疑人。他們還搜查了海爾許霍瓦德市的幾處房產(chǎn)。 警方正在尋求有關(guān)一輛黑色貨車的線索，據(jù)稱這輛車可能是其中一名竊賊作案后駕駛的。此外，警方還呼吁提供與竊案中使用的各種工具相關(guān)的信息，包括錘子和撬棍。官方還公布了一名在阿森市五金店出現(xiàn)的男子的影像，該男子也與這起盜竊案有關(guān)。 這四件被盜物品是有關(guān)達(dá)契亞人的展覽的一部分。達(dá)契亞人是一個(gè)古代王國(guó)，被羅馬人征服前曾占據(jù)現(xiàn)今羅馬尼亞的大部分地區(qū)。德倫特博物館稱科托芬內(nèi)斯蒂頭盔是一件杰作。頭盔飾有神話場(chǎng)景和一雙眼睛，在戰(zhàn)斗中用來(lái)威懾?cái)橙耍瑫r(shí)還能防止戰(zhàn)士被“惡魔之眼”盯上。 人們擔(dān)心這件兩磅黃金打造的羅馬尼亞國(guó)寶會(huì)被熔化。 (Translated by DeepSeek) | 